460 THE KITCHEN GARDEN. [JULY 



SOWING MELONS FOR MANGOES. 



The first week of this month is a very proper time in the middle 

 States to sow a principal crop of melons for mangoes ; they are to be 

 sown and managed as directed on pages 382 and 421. The long, 

 smooth musk-melon is generally sown for that purpose. 



SOWING CUCUMBERS FOR PICKLING, ETC. 



Sow in the first week or ten days of this month, a general crop of 

 cucumbers for pickling, and treat them in every respect as directed 

 for like crops in May and June. 



The long green Turkey cucumber is preferred by many for this 

 purpose, but it is not very prolific; the long and short prickly, and 

 particularly the green cluster cucumber being great bearers, will be 

 more profitable, and are equally good for use. Some of the early 

 frame or short prickly kinds may be sown in the middle or any time 

 in the month for a late crop. 



PLANTING CABBAGES, SAVOYS, BORECOLE, ETC. 



Take advantage of moist or cloudy weather, and plant out your 

 late crops of cabbages, savoys, borecole, broccoli, turnip-cabbage, 

 Brussels sprouts, Jerusalem kale, and any other of the cabbage tribe 

 that you wish to cultivate ; let them be planted as directed in the 

 former months, and immediately watered, which must be frequently 

 repeated till they are newly rooted and in a free growing state. The 

 laying of a fresh cabbage leaf over each plant when set, will afford 

 protection from the sun for a few days, which will be of considerable 

 service. Some seed of the green curled borecole may now be sown 

 for a late crop. 



TRANSPLANTING AND SOWING ENDIVE. 



Plant out, to supply the table early in autumn, a sufficient quan- 

 tity of the best and stoutest endive ; it requires a good, strong, and 

 (at this season) moist ground ; if well dunged, it will be an addi- 

 tional advantage. Put in the plants a foot asunder every way, and 

 water them immediately, which repeat every evening till the plants 

 have taken root. 



Sow endive seed in an open, cool, and moist situation, two or three 

 times this month, for the greater certainty of procuring a regular 

 supply ; let it be of the curled kind, and sown tolerably thin, for 

 when the plants grow too close in the seed-beds, they are more sub- 

 ject to start soon to seed than if they had been raised at moderate 

 distances. Give occasional waterings to the seed-beds, both before 

 and after the plants appear, which will greatly encourage their free 

 growth. 



